1. CONTROL OF LEAF SPOT ( Cercospora moricola)

Utility: For management of leaf spot disease caused by Cercospora moricola

Name of the disease: Leaf spot

Pathogen : Cercospora moricola

Occurrence: Rainy and winter season

Crop loss:   10-12%

Symptoms: Brownish necrotic & irregular spots on leaf surface and  shot holes

Control measures:

Physical : Removal & burning of   affected leaves

Cultural : Adopt of wider spacing

Chemical: 0.2 % Bavistin (Carbendazim 50 % WP)

Safe period: 7 days

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Developed by: Central Sericultural Research & Training Institute, Mysore- 570 008, Karnataka.

2. CONTROL OF LEAF RUST ( Cerotelium fici)

Utility: For management of leaf rust disease caused by Cerotelium fici

Name of the disease: Leaf rust

Pathogen :Cerotelium fici

Occurrence: Rainy and winter seasons

Crop loss:   10-15%

Symptoms: Pinhead like brown eruptive lesions on leaf surface

Control measures:

Physical: Removal & burning of   affected leaves

Cultural: Adopt of wider spacing

Chemical: 0.2 % Kavach (Chlorothalonil 75 % WP)

Safe period: 14 days

Developed by: Central Sericultural Research & Training Institute, Mysore- 570 008, Karnataka.

3. CONTROL OF POWDERY MILDEW (Phyllactinia corylea)

Utility: For management of powdery mildew disease caused by Phyllactinia corylea

Name of the disease: Powdery mildew

Pathogen :Phyllactinia corylea

Occurrence: Winter seasons

Crop loss:   5-10%

Symptoms: White powdery patches on the ventral surface of leaves

Control measures:

Physical: Removal & burning of   affected leaves

Cultural: Adopt of wider spacing

Chemical: 0.2 % Karathane (Dinocap 30 % EC) / Bavistin               

Safe period: 14 days for Karathane and 7 days in case of Bavistin

Developed by: Central Sericultural Research & Training Institute, Mysore- 570 008, Karnataka.

4. CONTROL OF FUNGAL LEAF BLIGHT

(Alternaria alternata/ Fusarium pallidoroseum)

Utility: For management of fungal leaf blight caused Alternaria alternata/ Fusarium pallidoroseum

Name of the disease: Powdery mildew

Pathogens: Alternaria alternata/ Fusarium pallidoroseum

Occurrence: Summer and rainy

Crop loss:   5-10%

Symptoms: Browning/blackening of the leaf tip or edge of leaf lamina

Control measures:

Physical: Removal & burning of   affected leaves

Cultural: Adopt of wider spacing

Chemical: 0.2% Dithane M-45 (Mancozeb 75 % WP)

Safe period: 14 days

Developed by: Central Sericultural Research & Training Institute, Mysore- 570 008, Karnataka.

5. CONTROL OF BACTERIAL LEAF BLIGHT

 (Pseudomonas syringae pv. mori Xanthomonas campestris pv. mori )

Utility: For management of bacterial leaf blight caused Pseudomonas syringae pv. Mori/  Xanthomonas campestris pv. mori

Name of the disease: Bacterial leaf blight

Pathogens: Pseudomonas syringae pv. mori Xanthomonas campestris pv. mori

Occurrence: Rainy and winter

Crop loss:   5-10%

Symptoms: Blackish brown water soaked patches leading to curling & rotting of     

leaves

Control measures:

Physical: Removal & burning of   affected leaves

Cultural: Adopt of wider spacing

Chemical: 0.2% Dithane M-45 (Mancozeb 75 % WP)

Safe period: 14 days

Developed by: Central Sericultural Research & Training Institute, Mysore- 570008, Karnataka.

6. TRI MIX

Utility: It is a bio consortium for management of root rot disease of mulberry. It involves the region specific isolates of Trichoderma harzianum.

Method of application:

One kg Tri-mix is mixed with 10 kg Neem oil cake and 30 kg FYM (for 80 plants). Roots of infected plants are exposed and the mixture is applied @ 500 g/plant (3 times/ year at an interval of 4 months) followed by irrigation. The technology reduces the disease severity up to 75- 80%.

Developed by: Central Sericultural Research & Training Institute, Mysore- 570 008, Karnataka.

7. NURSERY GUARD

Utility: For management of nursery diseases of mulberry

Method of application:

• Mix 1 kg Nursery-Guard (Trichoderma pseudokoningii) with 60 kg Farm Yard Manure (sufficient for 2000 cuttings). Store the mixture under shade and keep it moistened by adding 10 - 12 litres of water for one week.
• After one week, broadcast the mixture in to nursery beds @ 2 kg/m² and mix well in the soil.
• Soak the cuttings in Indofil M-45 (0.1 %) solution for 30 minutes and plant the cuttings in to treated beds followed by irrigation. 
• For direct plantation of cuttings in to main field, apply ‘Nursery Guard’ mixture in pits @ 50 g/pit before plantation.

Technology developed by: Central Sericultural Research & Training Institute, Mysore- 570008.

8. BIONEMA

Utility: To manage root knot disease of mulberry. This involves the application of ‘Bionema’ (Verticillium chlamydosporium) after mixing with FYM and neem oil cake in the ratio of 1:200:24 for control of root knot disease of mulberry.

Method of application:

• Mix one kg Bionema with 200 kg FYM (for 1000 plants) and 24 kg neem oil cake, and store the mixture under the shade and keep moistened by sprinkling 30-32 liters of water for about one week.
• Exposethe roots of infected plants by digging to a depth of 15 cm. Cut and remove bunches of knots on the roots and burn. 
• Apply the prepared mixture @ 200 g/ plant around the exposed roots (3 times/ year at an interval of 4 months) during cultural operations/ fertilizer application followed by irrigation.
• Bionema is a bio-nematicide, which is not having any toxic effect on both mulberry and silkworm.

Technology developed by: Central Sericultural Research & Training Institute, Mysore- 570008.

9. RAKSHA

Utility: For control of soilborne disease of mulberry

This involves the application of both Indofil M-45 and biofungicide, ‘Raksha’ (Trichoderma harzianum). Prepare Raksha mixture by mixing of 1 kg Raksha with 50 kg FYM (for 100 plants), store the mixture under shade and keep moistened by adding 8-10 liters of water for over one week.

Method of application:

• Uproot the diseased plants and burn.
• Raksha does not have any toxic effect on both mulberry and silkworm. 

• Apply 10 g of Indofil M-45 / pit and plant the new saplings after soaking in Indofil M-45 (0.1%) solution for 30 minutes. 
• After 15-20 days, apply the Raksha mixture @ 500g/plant in the root zone of the plant followed by irrigation.
• Continue application of Raksha for one year at an interval of 4 months.

Technology developed by: Central Sericultural Research & Training Institute, Mysore 570 008, Karnataka.